Cyperorchis 



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Cypripedium 



CYPERORCHIS. 



A small genus (ord. Orchidacea>) of two or three 

 species of stove epiphytic Orchids, at one time 

 referred to Cymbidium, and answering to the same 

 treatment as the members of that genus. 



Principal Species : 



Mastersii, wiu. , ivory wh. , 

 like Cymbidium ebur- 

 neum in habit (*;/. 

 Cymbidium Mastersii 



cochlearis, Ivs. 2' to 



grn., _ br., yel. (.<//. 



Cymbidium cochleare) . 

 elegaus, Ivs. 1^' to 2', 



sulphur yel. or cream 



wh. ($yn. Cymbidium 



elegans). 



CYPERUS. 



A genus containing a large number of Grass-like 

 plants (ord. Cyperacese) principally of ornamental 

 habit, and of much horticultural value. Many are 

 adapted for table decoration. Propagation is by 



iuid C. afnne). 

 album, wiu., wh., frag- 

 rant (fi/ii. ('ymbidium 

 Mastersii album). 



grh. or window plant. 



variegatus, Ivs. and 

 stems striped wh. 



variegatus gracilis. 

 lougus, 4', aut., a pretty, 



Other Species : 



aristatus, 6", ami. 



compressus, 1', grn. 



elegans, 7', Jy. (nyn. Papy- 

 rus elegans). 



csculentus, hlf-hdy. 



Photo : J. Corbett 



CYPKIPEDIUM CHAIILESWOHTHH (see. p. 270). 



division in spring, by seeds sown in spring in heat, 

 and, with some species, by rooting the tops of the 

 plants. Soil, rich loam and sand with a little peat 

 added. Nearly all the species like a good supply of 

 moisture, and some thrive best as sub-aquatic plants. 

 When grown in windows it is particularly necessary 

 to see that they never suffer from drought. 



Principal Species and Varieties : 

 alternifolius, 2V, valuable hdy. species for the 



borders of ponds and 



similar positions. 

 Papyrus, 10', Aug. (Proper 

 name of Papyrus Anti- 

 quorum.) 



giganteus, 10', Jy. (si/n, 



Papyrus odoratus). 

 laxiflorus, 7', Jy. 

 laxus, 3', good table plant. 

 variegatus. 

 reflexus. 



dynijis (tec Hose liedeguar). 



CYPHIA. 



Half-hardy herbaceous perennials (ord. Campanu- 

 lacefe), thriving in loam, peat, and sand in equal 

 proportions, and increased by cuttings of the young 

 growths under a hand-glass in a cool frame in 

 spring. Some of the species have tuberous roots, 

 and these should he kept dry in winter, or the 

 tubers will rot. Most of the Cyphias are natives of 

 the Cape. They are rarely met with in cultivation. 



Principal Species : 



bulbosa, 6", Aug., pale hi. volubilis, hi., stems twin- 

 Cardamines, (>", Jy. ing. 



Phyteuma, 3", Feb., pk. 



CYPHOKENTIA. 



There are five species in this genus (ord. Pal mas). 

 All need a stove heat, plenty of moisture both at 

 the root and in the air, and a little liquid stimulant 

 during the summer. They may be increased by 

 seeds. Soil, good loam. 



Principal Species : 



robusta, graceful, finely divided leaves. 



CYPHOMANDRA. (TEEE TOMATO.) 



There are nearly forty species in this genus 

 (ord. Solanaceie), and the one worthy of the 

 greatest attention is betacea, the Tree Tomato. 

 This attains to the dimensions of a small tree 

 (12' to 14'), with a stout, woody stem, and a great 

 spread of branches. The fruits are as large as 

 good-sized Plums, egg-shaped, purple at first, 

 finally red when ripe, and produced in pendu- 

 lous strings. When cooked they form a tasty dish. 

 The plant likes a compost of loam and leaf soil, 

 with sand, and a warm greenhouse temperature. 

 It may be increased by seed, or by cuttings, in 

 spring, in bottom heat. 



There is a fine specimen at the southern end ot 

 the Temperate House at Kew. 



Fragrans is also a useful and ornamental species. 

 It can be kept dwarf, or grown to 15' in height, 

 and bears drooping racemes of sweet purple and 

 yellow flowers. 



CYPHOSPERMA. 



Stove Palms (ord. Palmse), thriving under the 

 same treatment as AEECA, which see. One species 

 only has been introduced : Vieillardii (si/ns. Kentia 

 robusta and Kentia Vieillardii). Keutia robusta is 

 the common garden name. 



CYPRESS (see CUPBESSUS). 



CYPRIPEDIUM 



Description. Among amateur Orchid cultivators 

 there is no more popular genus than Cypripedium, 

 for it is of easy culture, readily propagated, and 

 lends itself freely to hybridisation. The plants 

 vary from the low-growing bellatulum of 3" high 

 to the robust longifolium, which is often 3' high, 

 but most of them are terrestrial. The leaves vary 

 from short, fleshy, flat ones to grassy, recurving 

 ones 3' long, and in colour they show remarkable 

 differences. With the exception of the hardy forms, 

 all are evergreen. Lady's Slipper is the popular 

 name, and the general idea is that the pouched lip 

 forms the toe, the staminode the heel, the dorsal 

 sepal the back, and the petals the straps of the 

 shoe. In some cases, as in Schlimii, the petals are 

 quite small, whereas in caudalum they are some- 

 times 2' long. The sepals and lip may assume 

 many peculiar shapes, but no matter what the 

 variation a Cypripedium is never mistaken for any 



